A Case of Intestinal Hemangioma Complicated with Thrombocytopenia (Kasabach-Merritt syndrome) in Premature Infant |
Lee, Young-Jin
(Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam University Hospital)
Bae, Sul-Hee (Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam University Hospital) Song, Eun-Song (Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam University Hospital) Choi, Soo-Jin-Na (Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chonnam University Hospital) Kim, Yoon-Ha (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam University Hospital) Choi, Young-Youn (Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam University Hospital) |
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